According to LAUSD in 2008-2009 South East High school’s population is 99.2% Hispanic. Out of 2,817 students in SEHS 2,794 are of Hispanic heritage.
Thanks to the club’s sponsor Mrs.Tovar a Spanish teacher from the Justice and Law Academy at SEHS the new club Herencia Latina is proudly representing Hispanics. The club’s main purpose is to represent and celebrate the Latin American heritage.
Vanessa Saldana, a senior from SEHS, said, “It is important to have a club that represents us [Latinos] so all of the students in the school that want to learn about their culture have a place to talk about it with others who feel the same way.”
The club is making many students express their great pride for their Hispanic heritage. Denise Robledo, a freshman at SEHS, is one of those students. Robledo said, “I consider myself 100% Mexican; I am really proud of my culture.” Likewise Jesica Gallegos, a senior at SEHS said, “I am proud because we [Latinos] have achieved so much.”
The Herencia Latina Club is off into an excellent start due to the great effort the club president has put into it. Elizabeth Barboza, a senior from SEHS, is this year’s club president and with a background experience as a member of many other school clubs she is doing her best effort to make this club successful. Barboza said, “I have to make sure all the right information is given and talk about all the upcoming events.” The only requirements to be a member of the club are to provide commitment, demonstrate cultural pride, and to pay a small membership fee of $2. The club meets every Friday during lunch in Ms.Tovar’s room B305. Barboza also said, “The club is about honoring your Hispanic culture. It is important that students don’t forget where they came from and what they are.”
However, honoring the Hispanic culture is not a problem to Ashley Meza, a sophomore at SEHS, who said, “Of course I am proud of my culture because it is a very fun and interesting culture.”
The Herencia Latina Club is a great addition to the many other clubs in school, especially due to the great goals and ambitions it has for its members. The goals of the club are not only to represent Latinos in our community, but to get to make a trip to Europe during the spring break of 2011. The club is helping members who show commitment and responsibility find a way to attend the trip regardless of their financial background. Gallegos said, “I am so excited for the trip I cannot wait. I’m not attending the 2011 trip, but I’m going spring 2010 and I’m so grateful for the support the club has given me.”
The club also plans to arrange events that exhibit all the diverse Latin American customs like traditional dance, food, and music. They would additionally like to be in charge of the school’s Hispanic heritage month assembly that takes place every year around September. The Herencia Latina Club is doing a splendid job this year not only representing Latinos and teaching cultural background to the students at SEHS, but most importantly making dreams come true.
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